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For shopping with our artists, cut off date for shipping items to you – if you want something – you need to do it in the next couple days to avoid extra shipping charges and to get your gifts on time 🙂

ArtJewel Designs is looking forward to one of her best shows of the year on Dec 4-5, the 33rd Annual Holiday Show sponsored by The United Maine Craftsmen on the University of Southern Maine Campus. It’s an exciting gathering of creative artists and happy, supportive patrons. (We all hope for no or little snow 😉

Metal Emily / Y Lime Designs was accepted to Craft Boston which will be March 25-27, 2011 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.

NEDbeads is scheduled to have another class to teach in NH on January 2nd, which will be a bracelet this time.

Nova Design is having a sale! 20% off – use the coupon code “CHRISTMAS2010”

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Watto is busy working on a 6ft custom sculpture, a bar frame which another artist will mosaic, and is finishing up a public art job, then it’s off to make more WATTO accessories as they have 2 huge festivals coming up!

Lunasa Designs wants to share with you~ for the month of November she will be having a photo contest – Take a creative, beautiful picture of you (or a friend) wearing her jewelry and email it to her! Winning pictures will be used and credited in item listings (you’ll be famous), and given a spectacular prize of jewelry!! rebekahmeddles ( @ ) earthlink.net

Andes Cruz wants to invite you to check out her new line of pendants, Called the Gypsy Swirl, now in her shop. As well, she has added many new pieces to her Evolution Revolution line, in a lower price range. And finally, Ande has re-populated her ARTFIRE shop – if you prefer to shop there.

Many of our members are having sales to celebrate right now – be sure to check them out!!

Andes Cruz is doing 10% off in her shop with coupon code: “10off” until Wednesday December 1st.

Andes Cruz Colours is doing 10% off in her shop with coupon code: “10off” until Wednesday December 1st.

Y Lime Designs is doing 20% off in her shop with coupon code: “HANDMADEDIVISION” until the end of November.

Metal Emily is doing 20% off in her shop with coupon code: “HANDMADEDIVISION” until the end of November.

Nanopod Studio is doing 15% off until December 1st with coupon code: “BLACKCY”

Sandfibers always has free worldwide shipping, but between now and December 31st, you can use the coupon code “PEYOTE” to save an additional 10%. And Sand Fibers is having a large GiveAway on her blog to celebrate an upcoming milestone for her Etsy store.

Howlin Doggie is offing a discount to her repeat customers- 15% discount on 3 or more purchases. Buyers that have previously purchased 3 or more (not necessarily in one go) also applies. contact her thru the Etsy Convo’s for coupon before payment or if its 3 or more items previously purchased.

Rickson Jewellery has created a fun new quiz on Facebook. See what style of jewellery suits you and get a free coupon code for her online shop for use until Christmas day.

Cynthia Del Giudice is having a sale that will last the whole month of November. There is a section in her shop with items already marked down 20%. She’s also offering free shipping worldwide on all items.

Nanopod Studio is doing 15% off until DEcember 1st with coupon code: “BLACKCY”

Sandfibers always has free worldwide shipping, but between now and December 31st, you can use the coupon code “PEYOTE” to save an additional 10%. And Sand Fibers is having a large GiveAway on her blog to celebrate an upcoming milestone for her Etsy store.

Howlin Doggie is offing a discount to her repeat customers- 15% discount on 3 or more purchases. Buyers that have previously purchased 3 or more (not necessarily in one go) also applies. contact her thru the Etsy Convo’s for coupon before payment or if its 3 or more items previously purchased.

Rickson Jewellery has created a fun new quiz on Facebook. See what style of jewellery suits you and get a free coupon code for her online shop for use until Christmas day.

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On Monday we did our Monthly Talk About Blog Series for November, – the topic was Who would you like to study with?. Have a read – some great articles from out team members!

Andes Cruz wants to invite you to check out her new line of pendants, Called the Gypsy Swirl, now in her shop. As well, she has added many new pieces to her Evolution Revolution line, in a lower price range. And finally, Ande has re-populated her ARTFIRE shop – if you prefer to shop there.

Moxie And Oliver is having a give away! Read about the details on her blog! She also wants to share: That she has been busy creating a lot of new pieces for her Etsy shop, but also wanted to let you know about a new way to shop for Moxie and Oliver goods. She has created a new line of pieces and moved some old favorites to www.aleremodern.com – her Woody pattern pieces have found a new home there, as well as creating some wonderful leather lace pieces that she is selling exclusively through Alere Modern as well.

Metal Emily will have some pieces in an ornaments show at the Silver, Blue and Gold Gallery in Laguna Beach, California, as well, she was accepted into the 2011 American Craft Council show in Baltimore, with Wholesale from Feb. 22-23 and Retail Feb 24-27

Lunasa Designs wants to share with you~ for the month of November she will be having a photo contest – Take a creative, beautiful picture of you (or a friend) wearing her jewelry and email it to her! Winning pictures will be used and credited in item listings (you’ll be famous), and given a spectacular prize of jewelry!! rebekahmeddles ( @ ) earthlink.net

Cynthia Del Giudice is having a sale that will last the whole month of November. There is a section in her shop with items already marked down 20%. She’s also offering free shipping worldwide on all items.

First – What is the Talk About Blog Feature?

What this means, is on the 15th of each month, any of the HandMade Division team artists who choose to participate, will write about the same (pre-determined) topic. What makes it fun, is you, the reader, can easily link thru tho the other Artist’s blog pages and read what they have to say, or think about Each month’s topic. Almost like a debate… but much more fun. It always amazes me to hear everyone’s different ideas, experiences, and opinions. Sometimes you just don’t realize the depth and breadth of ideas within a group, on a topic, until you do a group project like this.

November’s Topic: “What teachers/mentors/masters would you like to study with?”

Please note: Not all our members post their blogs at the same time of day; and~ we’re global. We try to get it all on in the morning, but if you happen to get to a blog, before the topic is posted, I do hope you’ll come back later. And likewise, you may not be reading this on the day it posts, therefor, you most likely will not link thru to the writer’s exact Talk About Blog post. For this purpose, Most of the team members will keep a Category for the Talk About blog – so you can search that. Also, we try to use tags on the blog – such as the date, words from the topic, and of course “Talk, About, Blog” etc. these too can help you search the writer’s blog for their Talk About blog posts.

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Don’t forget, Coming up on Monday the 15th, Will be our Team “Talk About Blog” Feature. Be sure to come back and visit up so read this month’s great topic!!!

Caitlin of Moxie And Oliver has a new online venture – Alere Modern. It’s a lovely site for shopping handmade, quality goods direct from the artists. Please be sure to check it out – several of the Handmade Division Team are featured on the site!

NEDbeads is scheduled to have another class to teach in NH on January 2nd, which will be a bracelet this time.

Lunasa Designs wants to share with you~ for the month of November she will be having a photo contest – Take a creative, beautiful picture of you (or a friend) wearing her jewelry and email it to her! Winning pictures will be used and credited in item listings (you’ll be famous), and given a spectacular prize of jewelry!! rebekahmeddles ( @ ) earthlink.net

Cynthia Del Giudice is having a sale that will last the whole month of November. There is a section in her shop with items already marked down 20%. She’s also offering free shipping worldwide on all items.

Rickson Jewellery now offers Custom, handmade Hair Wedding Bands. Get your hair entwined with your lovers and sealed in sapphire crystal and gold! Available on Etsy, and blogged about here.

NEDbeads has finished a new piece called Winter Flowers she wants to share a picture with you! She also submitted to have a chance at the monthly challenge in Beadwork, and is waiting to hear back about getting in!

Lunasa Designs wants to share with you~ for the month of November she will be having a photo contest – Take a creative, beautiful picture of you (or a friend) wearing her jewelry and email it to her! Winning pictures will be used and credited in item listings (you’ll be famous), and given a spectacular prize of jewelry!! rebekahmeddles ( @ ) earthlink.net

Cynthia Del Giudice is having a sale that will last the whole month of November. There is a section in her shop with items already marked down 20%. She’s also offering free shipping worldwide on all items. Cynthia been featured on The Jewelry Observer, with a great interview. And lastly: she is going to be listing some new classic pieces in her shop as well as some sculptural and conceptual ones, so stay tuned!

Watto will be doing a local art festival in AZ benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters. 15% of the proceeds of all the artists go to the charity.

About the HandMade Division Team:

My desire is to create a network of artisians who not only aspire constantly for more within their craftmanship, but also are wonderful people to know.... Our blog is our gathering spot to showcase who we are, what we create, and what we are about. Our members come from a Multi Media experience including Metalwork, Jewellery, Beading, Photography, Leatherwork, Painting, Collage; and more.
I hope you'll stop in often and see what we're up to :)
And be sure to mention the team if you happen to shop in any of our artists' shops ~ so they know where you found them!